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Post by windspeak on Dec 5, 2011 17:58:04 GMT
High top servicing my windlass (standard version) and every thing ok untill i got to the bronze cone under which according the manual there is a seal the advise is to "extrac t the cone in order to complete the service question is with what ? it is quite free on the spindle but will not lift off and without Knowledge i do not wish to force it should i use a puller to as the manual says "extract it" or am i missing some sneaky move you all know about  |
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Post by rxc on Dec 6, 2011 23:06:48 GMT
I asked the list if anyone had done this earlier this year, but got no response. I have all the parts, but haven't had the time to dismount the unit and work on it on the pier, on a workbench, and the issue of the seals is probably the one issue that has loomed the largest.
However, I have just come across a "seal removal tool" that is sold for cars, that appears to be just the right thing. It is sold on Amazon as "Lisle 58430 Shaft Type Seal Puller", for $14.50, and I think that I am going to buy one from Amazon if I can't find it at a local autoparts store. Reading the reviews makes it clear that this is what is needed for the seals.
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Post by windspeak on Dec 9, 2011 19:26:17 GMT
thanks for the reply i have checked out the puller on amazon i think i may be one stage behind you as i have not quite got to the seal itsealf going to get a three jaw extracter and tackle the cone above the seal
(gently Bently) i will post you iff any progress
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Post by rxc on Dec 9, 2011 23:30:05 GMT
Ahhh... the bottom of the cone won't come off. I also had that problem the first time I took it apart, and found that I needed to use a small crowbar on the bottom, gently levering all around the bottom against the base of the windlass, and eventually it comes loose. Like you, I was wary about breaking something, but it WILL come up if you work at it a bit. Don't hit it hard with anything.
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